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Printable PDF and application form Region 1 Weekend Educational March 15 and 16, 2025 Deadline: Please complete this form and email it to by Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 The Weekend Educational will be In-Person at the St Clair College Centre for the Arts and will run from Saturday, March 15th from 9:00am-4:30pm & Sunday, March 16th from 9:00am-1:00pm with an optional Evening Event on Saturday, March 15th 7:00pm-9:00pm.

Throughout November, members of the Hospital Professionals Division (HPD) hosted five Public Healthcare Townhalls in Ottawa, London, Windsor, Kingston, and Thunder Bay.

Click here to download PDF version Over the last month, your Correctional Bargaining Team has been busy preparing our opening statement and proposals. These proposals aim to address the priorities that the Correctional Bargaining Unit set through the demand set survey. You can review the priorities in Lock Talk #1. It is our goal to bring back a negotiated collective agreement to the membership for a ratification vote that offers meaningful gains to this division.

Bargaining Bulletin 14 After nearly five months at the bargaining table, one thing rings clear: any plan that carries us forward will be shaped by faculty proposals, not imposed by the CEC. On October 28th, we tabled a comprehensive offer of settlement. While our side showed significant movement on key issues, the CEC maintained all but one of their 30+ original concessions.

The OPS Unified Divisional Conference this past weekend was a remarkable experience for all involved. “I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the incredible delegates, alternates, and attendees who turned this gathering into a celebration of possibility, courage, and unity. Your energy and determination illuminated the space, proving the strength we possess when we are Unified for a common cause” said newly re-elected CERC Chair Amanda Usher.

On Thursday, November 21, we invite you to join members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 549 for a funeral procession and memorial service at Queen’s Park to mourn the untimely and unnecessary closing of the Ontario Science Centre at its location on Don Mills Road.

CBC News has reported on the removal of all remaining youth from the secure custody youth facility at Craigwood Youth Services near London Ontario due to lack of staff – after years of inadequate funding by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. The youth were sent six hours away to Sault Ste. Marie, hundreds of kilometres from their families and communities. The front line workers at the centre are members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 166.

Meet your Regional Mobilizers! Are you familiar with the regional mobilizers in your area? Click here link below to explore their biographies and learn more about each member. Demand Set Click here to complete your Phase 1 Demand Set Survey. Employee Relations Committees (ERC) at your work Employee Relations Committees (ERC) are joint committees consisting of equal representation from the union and management. Their primary function is to address labour relations concerns at each worksite.

Mike Greene ( Region 1 OPS Unified Mobilizer) Mike Greene is a Child and Youth Worker at the Child and Parent Resource Institute in London, which is a tertiary level children’s treatment facility. The Child and Parent Resource Institute provides specialized assessment, treatment and targeted interventions for children and youth with complex special needs and mental health challenges. Mike is currently the Local 112 President and has held this position since 2017.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – On Wednesday afternoon, provincial union leaders released a joint letter calling on Premier Ford and Minister Sylvia Jones to reverse course on the announced closures of supervised consumption sites (SCSs) across Ontario, as well as the prevention of any new SCS opening or existing services relocating. The shared appeal is endorsed by unions and labour associations collectively representing over 1 million workers provincially.